Combined aeroplane and balloon.



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Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

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COMBINED AEROPLANEAND BALLOON.

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COMBINED. AEROPLAN E AND BALLOON.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

Application filed August 27, 1917. Serial No. 188,511.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. YASENSKY, a British subject, residing at\Veyburn, Province of Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combined Aeroplanes and Balloons,of which the following is a specification.

he primary object of the invention is the provision of a balloonprovided with propelling mechanism as well as steering devices wherebythe same may be employed for air navigation.

A further object ofthe device is the provision of a balloon having a'ready means for steering the same in its flight as well as for assistingin stabilizing the air craft, the device being of light weight andpossessing great strength and durability.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a navigatingballoon havin a readily controllable empennage arrange with adjustablemovement guide connections with the fuselage, and operable at the willof the aeronaut. I

In the drawin forming a part ofthis application and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the invention. Fig. 5 is an enlargeddetail View of a portion of the empennage and the mounting meanstherefor.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of one of the steering cord manipulatingmembers.

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the sald member.

Fig. 8 is a view partially in elevation and partly in section of one ofthe adjustable universal joint sections for the empennage, and

Fig. 9 is an end elevation thereof with parts broken away.

It is designed to provide a balloon that is propelled by a motor and isreadlly steered through the air and the same is arranged with a gas bagor balloon member 10 somewhat flattened and roughly representing theshapeof a bird. The nose or how 11 of the bag 10 is arranged withsimultaneously operable bi-planes 12 arranged upon opposite sidesthereof and having a journaling axle 13 transversely arranged throughthe bow portion 11 and provided with vertical arms 11 to the upper andlower ends of which operating cords 15 and 16 are attached. A car 17 isarranged below the bag 10 having a motor driven propeller 18 at the rearend 19 thereof, the ranged within the car 17. A double wind- 1ng drum 20is also arranged within the car 17 having the cords 15 and 16securedthereto and wound upon the separated portions thereof in oppositedirections while a turn crank 21 is provided for the drum. By turningthe crank 21 so as to exert a pull upon the lower cord 16, the uppercord 15 is unwound from the drum 20 so that the arms 14 are moved fortilting the planes 12 forwardly and downwardly for permitting the aircraft to dive, while a reverse movement of the drum 2O elevates theforward sides of the planes 12 when it is desired to climb higher withthe air craft. 7

The empennage 22 is carried by a rearwardly projecting rod 23 centrallyattached to the tail or stern 24 of the bag 10 and being cruciform incross section so arranged as to provide opposite horizontal steeringplanes 25 arranged perpendicular to vertical steering planes 26. A balland socket connection 27 is arranged as a mount for the empennage 22 aswell as a similar mount 28 whereby the empennage is carried by themotor, not shown, being arstern rod 23. It will be understood that thesaid connections 27 and 28 are identical in form but are arranged atopposite angles, whereby the connectlon 27 1s releasable for permittinglateral movements of the empennage 22 while the connection 28 ma bereleased for controlling the vertical s ifting thereof. A ball member 29is arranged for one of the connections 27 and 28 while the socket member30 thereof carries a spring pressed latch 31.adapted for moving in anarcuate slot or guide 32 in the ball 38 for seating within one of therecesses 33 in the ball when the empennage 22 is positioned at thedesired adjustment.

A pull cord 34 is provided for each of the latches, 31, the said cordsleading to the car 17 and whereby as will be evident'upon pulling thecord 34 of either of the connections 27 or 28, the empennage 22 will befree to turn in either a lateral or a vertical direction respectively.Cords 35 and 36 are attached to the upper andlower inner cornerrespectively of the vertical plane 25 of the empennage 22 and have theirforward ends arranged within the car 17 and preferably provided with adrum operatin means similar to the said drum 20 hereto ore described inconnection with the forward elevating planes. In a similar manner, cords37 and 38 are attached to the rear outer corners of the horizontal plane26 of the empennage 22 for shifting the latter laterally and havingtheir forward ends similarly controlled within the car 17. From thisdetail description of the device, it will be understood that the bag 10is maintained inflated at all times while the forward planes 12 as wellas the horizontal planes 26 assist in maintaining the device horizontalwhile the empennage 22 is controlling for steering'the device in anydirection desired, the forward planes 12 belng capable of controllingthe upper and downward movements thereof when desired to do so. It willbe understood that during the movements of the empennage 22, the.

same takes place when the required one of the latches 31 is released andthat the inner end of said latch by moving within the groove 32 of theball 29 of its respective ball and socket mounting connection isprevented from all movements excepting the desired vertical orhorizontal steering movements. The balloon l0 maintains the craft in theair While its forward movement is insured by the motor driven propeller18 and by means of the steering mechanism heretofore set forth thedevice may be employed for navigating the air in any direction as founddesirable.

What I claim as new is 1. An air craft including a gas bag having a tailportion, a rearwardly projecting rod carried by said tail portion, asteering member comprising perpendicularly arranged planes, twouniversal joint supporting members connected between said steer.- ingmember and said rod, one of said supporting members permitting swingingver tical movement and the other permitting swinging horizontal movementof said steering member, spring pressed retaining latches rearwardlyprojecting rod carried by said tail portion, a steering membercomprising perpendicularly arranged planes, two. universal jointsupporting members connected between said steering member and said rod,one of said supporting members permitting swinging vertical movement andthe other permitting swinging horizontal movementof the steering member,and means for latchmg each of said supporting members at differentangular positions.

3. An air craft comprising a gas bag having forward nose and rearwardtail portions, simultaneously operable elevating bi-planes journaledupon said nose portion and arranged at opposite sides thereof, manuallyoperated tilting means for said lanes, a rearwardly projecting rodcarried by said tail portion, a steering member comprisingperpendicularly arranged planes, two universal joint supporting membersconnected between said steering member and said rod, one of saidsupporting members permitting vertical swinging movement and the otherperm tting horizontal swinging movement of the said steering member,spring-pressed retaining latches carried by said supporting CHARLES J.YASENSKY.

